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vein

noun
 
🔊/veɪn/
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  1.  
    [countable] any of the tubes that carry blood from all parts of the body towards the heart静脉
    • the jugular vein颈静脉
    • The nurse was having trouble finding a vein in his arm.护士在胳膊上找不到静脉。
    compare artery see also deep vein thrombosis, portal vein, thread vein, varicose vein
    Homophones vain | veinvain   vein
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    • vain adjective
      • He plunged into the icy water in a vain effort to rescue his dog.为了挽救他的狗，他徒劳地掉入冰冷的水中。
    • vein noun
      • A vein in her head throbbed when she was angry.当她生气时，她头上的一个静脉颤动着。
    Extra Examples
    • He felt the adrenalin coursing through his veins.他感觉到自己血脉贲张。
    • The philosopher Seneca opened his veins in his bath.哲学家塞内加在浴缸里割开了自己的静脉。
    • The veins stood out on her throat and temples.她的脖子和太阳穴处青筋暴起。
    • There's a drop of Irish blood in her veins.她有一点儿爱尔兰血统。
    Topics Bodyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • blue
    • broken
    • spider
    • …
    verb + vein
    • course through
    • flow through
    • pump through
    • …
    vein + verb
    • pulse
    • throb
    • bulge
    • …
    phrases
    • … blood in somebody’s veins
    See full entry
  2. [countable] any of the very thin tubes that form the frame of a leaf or an insect’s wing叶脉；翅脉
  3. [countable] a narrow area of a different colour in some types of stone, wood and cheese 纹理；纹路；条纹
  4. [countable] a thin layer of minerals or metal contained in rock矿脉；矿脉床；矿层；岩脉 synonym seam
    • a vein of gold金矿脉
  5. [singular] vein (of something) an amount of a particular quality or feature in something（某种素质或特征的）量
    • They had tapped a rich vein of information in his secretary.他们从他的秘书那里摸到了大量信息。🔊🔊
    • There was a vein of proverbial wisdom in what he said.他说的话充满了谚语的智慧。
    Extra Examples
    • The writer tapped into a rich vein of humour in the play.作者在剧中加入了大量的幽默元素。
    • The team have hit a rich vein of form recently.近来球队已达到最佳竞技状态。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • rich
    （常用于否定句中）指富裕、有钱：verb + vein
    • hit
    • strike
    • mine
    • …
    preposition
    • vein of
    phrases
    • in a different vein
    • in a lighter vein
    • in a more serious vein
    • …
    See full entry
  6. [singular, uncountable] a particular style or manner风格；方式
    • A number of other people commented in a similar vein.其他一些人也以类似的腔调评论。🔊🔊
    • ‘And that's not all,’ he continued in angry vein.“那还不算全部呢。” 他生气地继续说道。🔊🔊
    • Other speakers tackled the same problem in a lighter vein.其他发言者则轻松地解决了同样的问题。
    • Fortunately, the rest of the evening continued in a lighter vein.值得庆幸的是，那天晚上后来的气氛变得轻松了。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • rich
    （常用于否定句中）指富裕、有钱：verb + vein
    • hit
    • strike
    • mine
    • …
    preposition
    • vein of
    phrases
    • in a different vein
    • in a lighter vein
    • in a more serious vein
    • …
    See full entry
    7. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French veine, from Latin vena. The earliest senses were ‘blood vessel’ and ‘small natural underground channel of water’.